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Article Title
Playing the Edge: Motivation and Risk Taking in a High-Altitude Wilderness-like Environment
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to identify the motivational patterns of one group of risk recreators (mountain climbers) and determine if these patterns changed as a function of experience in the activity. In this study, the sample consisted of high-altitude mountaineers attempting to climb Mount McKinley in Denali National Park, Alaska.
Recommended Citation
Ewert, Alan W.
(2012)
"Playing the Edge: Motivation and Risk Taking in a High-Altitude Wilderness-like Environment,"
Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments:
Vol. 6:
Iss.
1, Article 2.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7771/2327-2937.1016
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